#9255b1

Color #9255b1

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 14.53 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9255b1

RGB

rgb(146, 85, 177)

HSL

hsl(279.8, 37.1%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(279.8, 52%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.5%, 52%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(46.69, 41.54, -39.13)

LCH

lch(46.69, 57.07, 316.71)

OKLCH

oklch(55.8%, 0.1496, 313.13)

HWB

hwb(279.8, 33.3%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#74b155

Analogous

#6455b1

#9255b1

#b155a2

Triadic

#9255b1

#b19255

#55b192

Split-complementary

#9255b1

#a2b155

#55b164

Tetradic

#9255b1

#b15574

#74b155

#55b192

Square

#9255b1

#b16455

#74b155

#55a2b1

Shades

Color #9255b1 mixed toward black.

#7a4596

#623778

#49295a

#311b3c

#180e1e

Tints

Color #9255b1 mixed toward white.

#a471be

#b68ecb

#c9aad8

#dbc6e5

#ede3f2

Tones

Color #9255b1 mixed toward gray.

#905da9

#8d64a2

#8b6c9a

#887492

#867b8b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.16:1

White text reads better on this background (5.05:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7c7ca1 · ΔE 16.2

Deuteranopia

#7f839d · ΔE 19

Tritanopia

#90928f · ΔE 32

Achromatopsia

#6f6f6f · ΔE 25.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9255b1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9255b1]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#9255b1 (#9255b1) is rgb(146, 85, 177) in RGB.

No, #9255b1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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